From Oriental Dreamworks To Pearl: Checking In With The New Chinese Studio
Pearl studio directors Glen Keane and Jill Culton will present more details about their projects at Annecy this week.
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Oriental Dreamworks Relaunches As 100% Chinese-Owned Pearl Studio
The Chinese company’s goal is to become one of the world’s leading creators of high-quality animation content.
Don’t Count Out Oriental Dreamworks; Chinese Studio Announces 6 Feature Film Projects
Upcoming plans for Oriental Dreamworks include films about world domination by cats, a supernatural Chinatown adventure, and an adaptation of “The Monkey King.”
REPORT: Oriental Dreamworks Is Dying
Comcast NBCUniversal is looking to get rid of its ownership stake in Oriental Dreamworks.
Katzenberg Has A Plan To Make Chinese People See ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Again…And Again…And Again
Two slightly different versions of the film will be released in China.
Peilin Chou Will Head Up Oriental DreamWorks’ East-West Creative Fusion
A veteran of Hollywood companies like Disney and Nickelodeon, Peilin Chou is the new exec heading up Oriental DreamWorks’ big plans for the future.
The One Thing That Could Save DreamWorks Animation: China
At least one DreamWorks animated film has lost money for the past three years in a row: “Rise of the Guardians” in 2012 had an $87 million writedown; “Turbo” in 2013 resulted in a $13.5 million writedown; and this year’s “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” caused a $57 million writedown. This is rather obviously not a sustainable trend from a business standpoint, and investors are beginning to worry about the studio’s long-term prospects.
First Look at $2.4 Billion Oriental DreamWorks Complex in Shanghai
Last week DreamWorks revealed the first renderings of the Dream Center, a 40-acre, $2.4 billion development in Shanghai, China. Scheduled to open in 2017 (or early-2018), the site will house the Oriental DreamWorks production studio, which is currently working on “Kung Fu Panda 3,” as well as the world’s largest IMAX screen, eight outdoor plazas, hotels, restaurants, theaters, galleries, and tourist attractions.
Why Jeffrey Katzenberg is Considered Among the Most Powerful People in American Politics
The new print issue of Mother Jones (May/June 2013) has a fascinating piece about DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and his …
DreamWorks Animation’s Chinese Arm Announces Live-Action Movie Franchise
DreamWorks Animation is moving into live-action. At a Beijing news conference last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a co-production …
Rising Dreams in the Orient: Oriental DreamWorks To Establish Headquarters in Xuhui
SHANGHAI, Aug. 6, 2012 — Oriental DreamWorks, one of the largest international investment projects in China, today officially announced …
Bits & Pieces: Oriental DreamWorks, Craig McCracken, Alan Menken and the Return of Icebox
* Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks and a consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its first feature …
